Benjamin Weber
Physician
NameDr. med. Benjamin Weber
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Research Interests
Currently, my main research focus is on neuro-cognitive mechanisms contributing to addictive behavior. Additionally, I have an interest in health services research concerning methamphetamine addiction (MAMADAM project).
Employment and Functions
| 2020 - today | Postdoc - Section of Systems Neuroscience, Prof. Dr. Michael Smolka, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden |
| 2018 – today | Resident - Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael Bauer, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden |
Education and Qualifications
| 2010 – 2017 |
Medical student, Ulm University |
| 2014 – 2018 |
M.D. thesis „Charakterisierung von DNS-Schädigung und Reparaturkinetik in Immunzellen von Patientinnen mit und ohne Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung“ |
Funding and Honors
| 2014 - 2015 |
MD programme/scholarship „Exp. Medizin“ (experimental medicine) |
| 2011-2017 | Full Scholarship of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung |
Petzold J, Weber B et al. (2020) Effectiveness of the First German-Language Group Psychotherapy Manual to Accompany Short-Term Treatment in Methamphetamine Dependence. Front. Psychiatry 11:130.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00130